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@Alysha I thought your presentation was really cool, because it was about a subject that people normally don't know a lot about. I thought that it was great how you explain how each piece was created, and what the various terms were.

@Alysha Your presentation was so cute! I've never thought much of jewelry arts, but clearly it's a lot more work than I could ever imagine. I loved how your recording matched up with your slides and how much information there was in that five minutes!

@alysha i really enjoyed how your pictures went well with what your topic was, they gave a clear image about what you were talking about, this helped me understand it better. wish you would've presented live though!

@Alysha Loved the presentation! You were very informative, and chose a great and rather interesting. You have a talent, those rings were gorgeous! Would you recommend that course to grade 9's coming to sturgeon next year? Overall wonderful presentation!

@MeganP I loved your presentation. You didn't even have to look at your paper a lot, which is understandable considering racing is something you're passionate about. I know nothing about racing, so i don't know what to ask! I'm amazed at how many races you've won. I knew it was a lot.. But I did not know exactly how much!

Wow drag racing that is so cool! You must be so proud of how much you've accomplished over your years of racing, and all of those opportunities that racing as given you must have you super excited! Is there a such thing as pro drag racing and if so do you think about becoming a drag racer in the pros? Amazing presentation!

I liked your topic; I had heard of Jewellery Arts before, but had never really known much about it. I thought you did a great job of organizing all of the information in your script. I think you could have been a little more confident when you were recording. Overall I really enjoyed your presentation.

@Megan

I thought you were very calm and relaxed when you presented, and your presentation was very informative.

@BenSActually, I've been talking about that with my teacher and she says that she could probably find me a nice place to work at if I'm interested in the trade, so I may take up her offer!

@KaylaBHonestly, I'd definitely recommend it. Sure it's not something for everyone, but it's an opportunity I find unique and it wouldn't hurt trying the course out.

@IanPIt depends on which piece it is. For small details such as flowers, I don't find them too challenging because I've made so many. Of course, it always varies with the piece because what may be very simple and easy on one project, can be very difficult and frustrating on another. To give a time frame though, I'd say about 1-4 hours?

@RyanJFunny you say that! It was actually extremely difficult to match the recording to the slides and do it all in one take. I think I recorded this about a million times before I finally got through all the slides without stumbling too much. It took me about 2 hours on the recording alone and I finished at 1:30am. So it wasn't so much as my confidence level, although I was still quite nervous, it was more of the fact that I was frustrated and tired.

@MeganPThat was a great presentation and props to you for speaking live! I loved the pictures you used to explain what you were talking about and the father-daughter bonding time you have with your dad is priceless! Quick question though, if the two drivers are to finish at the same time, how would you win a race?

@Micayla your presentation was amazing! I loved all of the statistics you gave and how you made a point of saying that you met some of the people who were part of that statistic. Your presentation was really inspiring!

@micayla sorry I missed most of your presentation! But I've gotten to hear about your trip before. I went to Washington in grade and I can't even imagine what it would be like going the next step and living in Africa for some time. Congrats!

@micaylaThat was a great presentation, I like how it was actually about something important and how informative it was. I like how you talked about your experiences there, and used your own pictures. You had a great speaking voice and great eye contact!

@jenniI like how you talked about we could all relate to because everyone has done a group project and knows what it's like and they can relate to you. I also liked how you did a voice over. It's great how you did the pros and cons of group projects and talked about how they have changed over our school life.

@jenni I agree with your opinion on group projects! It's so true how frustrating it gets when you are the only person who wants to do well, therefore you carry to weight of the group. I really like how you voiced your option but then asked someone else their opinion.

@jenni I didn't know you were so passionate about group projects. How would you feel about working a group with me? I'm curious who your mystery partner was! I know I always work better alone since I have trouble focusing when others are around

@jenni I completely agree with your presentation. I love doing projects with friends because it's always kind of fun to do, as long as they do work. Sometimes you go with a fun friend who doesn't do work though and the worst really is having to make a new friend just for a project. Thanks for sharing

@jenni I liked your topic, everything that you said is true and I think everyone have already passed through situations like those that you told us about group projects, so was great because we could see ourselves in your presentation!

@megan s.I really liked your presentation. I like how passionate you are about hockey and it showed in your presentation. You had a great speaking voice. I like how you talked about how hockey has been helpful to you in life and why you love it so much.

@megans I liked that you shared about something you are really passionate about, because it made the presentation more interesting. It was awesome to hear about your personal experience with hockey, rather than just hockey itself.

@Meagan I find it fascinating how much you love hockey. Even though I've known you for what seems to be forever, I didn't know how committed you were to the Habs. Do you think you'll still love Carey Price if he leaves the team?

@meaganS Nice presentation! Was good to hear about hockey and your hockey career, is impressive that you've been playing for 12 years! Was really good for me hearing you because I don't know much about hockey. Good luck on your career!

@meagan your obsession with hockey is intense! I think it's pretty awesome that you have something to be so passionate about! I've never understood how hockey players can move so fast on the ice. Hockey is one of the few sports that I don't mind watching on TV!

@karli I apologize for laughing at your presentation! The topic was good and raised an interesting point. I liked that your presentation had a moral to it! One day I hope I'll also go to New York with your non-judgmental ideals

@karli I love that you chose talking about New York City! I really want to go there and I'm kinda like you, I believe in everything that people say about NYC, so it was good to hear true comments about there from you! What was your favorite thing about there? And your favorite place?

@meganL I really liked your presentation... I might be slightly biased because I went to Cuba with you, but I thought it was awesome how you compared your experiences in Canada to those in Cuba, because it brings perspective to people trying to understand other cultures.

@megan I really liked your presentation because travelling and having amazing experiences with amazing people is something I want to do in life. I wanted to go in the Cuba trip so bad when I was in band but unfortunately I have a problem with the teaches and couldn't bear it any longer.

@MeganL Your presentation was awesome! I've heard a lot of other people talk about their time in Cuba, but you never told me about yours! It sounds like you had a phenomenal time! What was your absolute favourite part of the trip?

Your presentation was very well organized and well written, and you could tell that you had practiced a lot. It was well timed; very often you would start speaking about something exactly as the appropriate image appeared.

@Bruna

I really liked hearing what you thought of Canada, and glad to hear that you've been enjoying your time here! I would have liked to hear more about Brazil.

@Mark

Your topic was very original. You spoke a little quietly, but we understood you fine anyway. I think it would have been good to look up from your paper a little more for eye contact. Overall, I enjoyed your presentation.

@Jenni

I agree that it's frustrating to have a partner that doesn't do work. I know which of my friends usually do work when we do a group project, so luckily I haven't experienced that in a while. Good job.

@Megan S.

I thought you did a good job of suppressing any nerves you might have had. You were calm as you presented. It might have been good to try to teach us something most people don't know about hockey.

@Karli

I've never been to New York, but may travel there some day, so it was nice to hear that the people were friendly. Thanks for your presentation.

@Megan L.

Great job on your presentation. You were calm and didn't seem to be stressing about the time restrictions. I enjoyed looking back on the Cuba trip, so thank you!

@bruna that was a really entertaining presentation. We sometimes laugh at all these stereotypes but it was funny to hear someone say some other things about canadians that we might not have thought of before

@mark oh hai mark. Your presentation flowed really well. You didn't have to pause or speed up and the pictures worked well with the subject matter. Also, I wouldn't say that the westerns are dead. Django Unchained did very well in the box office and won a few oscars

@meganL Nice presentation! Was good to hear about many parts of your trip, I've never wanted to visit Cuba but I start thinking about it here in Canada because a lot of people like going there and your presentation made me think more about it! Thanks!

@ian Your presentation was very insteresting because you were interacting with the class during it. The pictures that you chose were very funny and combined a lot with what you were saying! Congrats!

@Ryan I really liked how your presentation was on something you're passionate about. Not everyone knows that you speak Spanish so I think it was also cool for everyone to hear that. Your presentation was really good, Ryan!

@RyanThat was a pretty cool topic you chose! I find that it's difficult learning a language, I mean, I don't even know Korean and that's all my parents speak with only a tiny bit of English. Did you not understand any Spanish at all before you started learning? I'm at least able to understand quite a bit of Korean.

@ryan Your presentation was very informative. You chose a good topic and gave us good and much information about it. I know many things about languages because I needed to learn a new one to came to Canada, but you showed things I didn't knew, so thanks!

@Kira I almost don't know what to say about your presentation, and it's a good thing. Your trip just looked like is was really heart-clenching and it looked like an amazing experience. I like that you described all the pictures and told us what they were all about. Good job, Kira!

I appreciated all of the information in your presentation, but I didn't quite understand the concept of Fantasy Sports. It would have been nice if you had explained it a little more. In any case, great job.

@Kira

I appreciated seeing pictures of places that I've heard about for a while like Auschwitz and Birkenau. I had wanted to go on that trip originally but never really followed through on that. It seems like it was an amazing time!

I could understand, but only a very small portion of what was being said. The fact that I'm in French immersion helped me a little to understand, since the languages are similar. I knew a few words for little things around the house because my mom would use them with me when I was little, but for the longest time I didn't even know that it was Spanish, and I could never have followed a conversation. So, in short, yes, a little.

@Megan L, Bruna, Karli, Micayla

Thanks, guys!

@Maslen

It really is! I know that motivation can be really hard to come by sometimes. That's another reason why so many people fail to learn a language.

@Xavier

Thank you! You definitely should! It really did make a huge difference for me to be able to speak Spanish with my family. Learning a heritage language is easier too because it's much easier to practice and motivate yourself to learn. Good luck!

@johnI really liked your presentation and how you talked about more then just snow boarding, but talked about the mountains you visited and different facts about them. I also liked how you didn't just say you liked snowboarding but also the history behind it

@JohnI found your presentation very informative, and the pictures were really cool.One tip for presenting would just to be to practice in front of a mirror before you do it publicly. But other than that, good show!

@JohnYou had a nice presentation. I could tell that you have passion for this topic and know quite a bit about it. Seeing all these different types of snowboards are pretty cool. I tried snowboarding once, fell right on my butt and I never seemed to really learn how to stay upright. I guess that's a balance thing though.

@john I liked how you chose a topic that people may not be super farmliar with. I thought it was nice that you explained about your experience wth snowboarding as well as the history, and how technically it works.

@John I really enojyed the pictures in your presentation, and your voice was also a good tempo, not too fast, not too slow. I've never snowboarded, but I liked learning more about it, and maybe I'll try it one day this spring

@RoanI'm not entirely sure I knew what exactly your topic was about, but I found it very amusing. You found a topic that you could talk about that all of us could relate to and you spoke well. You sounded both nervous and confident. It was a fun presentation and I really enjoyed it.

@roanYour presentation was very interesting even though half the class is usually on their phones you made everyone pay attention because you spoke at ease and knew what you were talking about. You made the audience pay attention to your presentation and you actually made it interesting which I think is very important. Not everyone can get up infront of the class and make a presentation bearable to sit through. I thought you did a really good job!!!

@maslen I do planning doing more travelling. I believe that travelling is the ultimate way to understand other peoples lives, and by doing that you are allowing yourself to be a better global citizen. Next January I'm hoping to go to bible school in Las Vegas to look into the sex trade, and modern day slavery. With that I will also being travelling to India, Nepal, and Thailand to look more into human trafficking in south east Asia. I can't wait to see what that experience has I store for me.

@Roan I found your presentation really interesting and I really enjoyed it. It was different than the other ignite presentations. I agree with your opening statement about ignite presentations, lol. But, yours was funny, yet inspirational at the same time. Good job!

@Roan I think your presentation related to everyone, which was awesome. Initially, no one knew what to talk about for their project, and you just put that to words. Your presentation was entertaining, good job!

@Maslen I really liked your presentation! I've been to Pioneer camp twice, and both times I loved it. Your presentation brought back memories of those times. I also really enjoyed learning more things about your experience there, and it makes me want to go back.

@Micayla truly inspiration presentation, I loved the topic you chose and how you chose to present it, I really enjoyed the metaphor you used for people being sparks and enough sparks start a fire, and that fire can drive Change in the world.

@Bruna I'm glad you're enjoying Canada, I always hear for my friends who came here from another country that winter ere was the coldest thing they ever expirianced, It is cold for me even though I lived here all my life so I couldn't imagine how bad it would be if you came from somewhere hot like Brazil into these harsh winters !

@Mark cool presentation, I really appreciate when someone knows what they're talking about when trying to teach to others an I could tell you do know what you're talkin about when it comes to westerns

@Jenni great presentation bud, were did you get the idea from ? I like how you used a personal example because it made it easier to understand what you were talking about

@Ian, cool prestation, I am a fan of fantasy sports, at least fantasy basketball haha, I could tell you had a lot of expiriance but it seemed there were some inside jokes I didn't quite understand like the face full of pizza, care to elaborate ?

@Ryan liked your topic because it was very educational, I have always wanted to learn another language and this was very informative

@Kira wow, some scary images in that presentation, was there a feeling you had around these places on the trip? Like some people get a sort eerie feeling around bad historical sites like this or a mental hospital or something ?

@john cool presentation, I have never snowboarderd but always wanted to, if I wanted to rent some equipment and try it out where should I go ?

Yes, theres pro racing. REALLY fast speeds of 350 mph, and faster, and it shows on espn. You have to be really good and you'd need to get sponsered by big name companies. It's always been a dream of mine, however it may be far fetched, but I'm just going to keep trying my best and see what happens!

glad you liked it, and yeah i figured i might as well just put my thoughts to words. i wrote the whole thing in like 20 minutes because it just blew up in my head right when i came up with the idea, i needed to write it down before i forgot it so i had no time to sugar coat it haha

It's called Bracket racing, or Handicap racing. Basically its so the faster car doesn't have the advantage of winning. You write a time on the side of your car saying how many seconds you think it will take you to get down the track. The lights for the slower car will go off first, then then the lights for the faster car will go off, set to go off with the difference between the times of the two cars. Both cars should make it to the finish line at the same time. How you win is based on a combination of who has the better reaction time at the lights, and who is closer to the number of seconds you think you will run. the closer you are to both of these, the better chance you have at winning, and if you run faster than the seconds you enter, you are disqualified.

It's called Bracket racing, or Handicap racing. Basically its so the faster car doesn't have the advantage of winning. You write a time on the side of your car saying how many seconds you think it will take you to get down the track. The lights for the slower car will go off first, then then the lights for the faster car will go off, set to go off with the difference between the times of the two cars. Both cars should make it to the finish line at the same time. How you win is based on a combination of who has the better reaction time at the lights, and who is closer to the number of seconds you think you will run. the closer you are to both of these, the better chance you have at winning, and if you run faster than the seconds you enter, you are disqualified

Thank you Ben, it was a trip I'm glad I didn't pass up. I completely understand where you're coming from in terms of problems in the program. That class is definitely not everyone's cup of tea, and on certain days, it's not mine either.

@Ben way to go, bud! I liked how calm you were, although I dot really know if you were actually freaking out or not. I like that your presentation related to everyone and not just people who step on stage. Good job, Ben!

@JasmineI thought that your presentation was awesome! I love my dog and can definitely tell you love yours! It's hard not to, but I thought it was awesome that you shared that with us!Awesome presentation!

@jasmine I absolutely love dogs and I commend you and your family for adopting a rescue animal. I've heard that a dog with one blue eye is deaf in that ear, is that the case for spencer or is it just a myth?

@veronica I think it's really awesome that you go to so many concerts and have actually created a popular blog about them! I love music but I have only ever been to one concert. I missed the opportunity to see one of my favourite bands rhcp live in 2011 and I have regret it ever since.

I appreciated the fact that you were very calm throughout your presentation, it made it clear that your methods for getting over stage fright really work.

@Jasmine

I really enjoyed your presentation. My family has a dog too, so I can relate to the attachment that you feel to yours in spite of his quirks.

@Veronica

I usually don't get the opportunity to see the bands and artists that I like live, but I do love to go to see live music when I can. I appreciated that your topic was very unique. I can't say that I know other people who go to concerts as a hobby.